Namibia vs Norway: Free and fair elections
Namibia
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Namibia
- Norway
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 92 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Namibia or Norway?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Namibia and Norway?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Norway?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Norway rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.